scholarly journals Characteristics and Risk Factors for Spontaneous Closure of Idiopathic Full-Thickness Macular Hole

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xida Liang ◽  
Wu Liu
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Macular Hole ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Primary Treatment ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Spontaneous Closure ◽  
Full Thickness ◽  
Macular Holes ◽  
Pubmed Database ◽  
Full Thickness Macular Hole

Idiopathic full-thickness macular hole is a severe visual impairment disease. Pars plana vitrectomy remains the primary treatment option for idiopathic full-thickness macular holes, and over 90% idiopathic full-thickness macular holes are closed by vitrectomy surgery. However, the full-thickness macular hole may close spontaneously, with a good visual acuity progress. Since recent studies are small-sample studies and case reports, the characteristics for spontaneous closure of idiopathic full-thickness macular holes are not fully understood. Here, we review the articles in PubMed database from 1999 to 2018 and discuss the characteristic and the risk factors, especially OCT structure features, for spontaneous closure of idiopathic full-thickness macular holes.

scholarly journals Spontaneous Closure of a Full-Thickness Macular Hole Associated with Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy and Persistent Vitreomacular Traction

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 163-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin J. Reinherz ◽  
Jeffrey S. Rubin
Keyword(s):  
Diabetic Retinopathy ◽  
Macular Hole ◽  
Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy ◽  
Spontaneous Closure ◽  
Vitreomacular Traction ◽  
Full Thickness ◽  
Macular Holes ◽  
Full Thickness Macular Hole ◽  
Idiopathic Macular Holes

Diabetic retinopathy worsens the prognosis of macular holes compared to those of idiopathic etiology. While spontaneous closure of idiopathic macular holes is a well-documented phenomenon, spontaneous closure of macular holes associated with proliferative diabetic retinopathy is rare. We report a case of spontaneous closure of a macular hole associated with proliferative diabetic retinopathy and persistent vitreomacular traction.

scholarly journals Development of Stage 4 Macular Hole after Spontaneous Closure in a Patient with Stage 2 Macular Hole and a Lamellar Macular Hole-Associated Epiretinal Proliferation

2021 ◽  
pp. 481-484
Author(s):  
Masahisa Watanabe ◽  
Harumasa Yokota ◽  
Hiroshi Aso ◽  
Hirotsugu Hanazaki ◽  
Junya Hanaguri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visual Acuity ◽  
Macular Hole ◽  
Spontaneous Closure ◽  
Surgical Removal ◽  
Lamellar Macular Hole ◽  
Full Thickness ◽  
Stage 4 ◽  
Full Thickness Macular Hole ◽  
The Right ◽  
Hole Closure

Herein, we report the longitudinal observation of a case with reopening of the macular hole associated with a lamellar macular hole-associated epiretinal proliferation (LHEP) followed by spontaneous closure in patients with stage 2 idiopathic macular hole. A 64-year-old woman was referred for the decreased visual acuity (VA) and acute anorthopia in the right eye. Funduscopy and optical coherence tomography (OCT) showed stage 2 full-thickness macular hole without posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) and operculum formation. Her best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 20/32. One month later, the diameter of the macular hole was getting small and VA improved. Six months later, the macular hole was treated spontaneously with the attached hyaloid membrane to the macula by OCT and the BCVA improved to 20/20. Fourteen months after the first visit, the BCVA decreased to 20/50 and the patient was diagnosed with stage 4 macular hole with complete PVD. OCT showed full-thickness macular hole with a LHEP in the right eye. After 25G-gauge vitrectomy with the peeling of internal limiting membrane (ILM) and LHEP, the macular hole was closed and BCVA finally improved to 20/25. Spontaneous macular hole closure without PVD may rarely occur in patients with LHEP. The surgical removal of ILM and LHEP may contribute to the successful macular hole closure after vitrectomy.

scholarly journals Spontaneous closure of a chronic full thickness macular hole after failed surgery

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 59-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Lee ◽  
Vincent Q. Nguyen ◽  
Mallika K. Doss ◽  
Andrew W. Eller
Keyword(s):  
Macular Hole ◽  
Spontaneous Closure ◽  
Full Thickness ◽  
Full Thickness Macular Hole ◽  
Failed Surgery

Arc flash macular hole

2020 ◽  
pp. 112067212097623
Author(s):  
Ruminder Kaur ◽  
Prateek Koul
Keyword(s):  
Laser Beam ◽  
Macular Hole ◽  
Electric Shock ◽  
Light Exposure ◽  
Full Thickness ◽  
Bright Flash ◽  
Macular Holes ◽  
Full Thickness Macular Hole ◽  
History Of ◽  
Arc Flash

Macular holes are common. Lightening, direct electric shock induced and laser beam induced macular holes are though rare. Reporting a case of spark flashlight (Arc Flash) induced macular hole in an electrician, which has never been reported. A 19 year old male electrician by profession presented to our clinic with a history of exposure to a bright flash light from spark of wires while at work that led to decrease of vision in his both eyes. Examination revealed a full thickness macular hole in his right eye and loss of foveal photoreceptors in the left eye. Arc flash light exposure in electricians can lead to macular holes too adding a new entity to the already existing types of macular holes.

scholarly journals Lamellar macular holes: evolving concepts and propensity for progression to full thickness macular hole

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Salim Zafar Asaad
Keyword(s):  
Macular Hole ◽  
Clinical Course ◽  
Morphological Changes ◽  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Tissue Loss ◽  
Lamellar Macular Hole ◽  
Full Thickness ◽  
Macular Holes ◽  
Full Thickness Macular Hole ◽  
Tractional Forces

Abstract Currently the term lamellar macular hole (LMH) alludes to a wide spectrum of macular conditions including distinct clinical entities with different pathomorphologies. Classifications into subtypes, tractional and degenerative or based on the associated preretinal tissue had been proposed. Recent insights suggest that only lesions with tissue loss should be considered ‘true’ LMH and not those morphological changes caused by tractional forces. Inclusion of lesions with foveoschisis with contractile epiretinal membrane (ERM) in earlier studies on LMHs has resulted in imprecise information about its clinical course. This review provides an overview of the evolving concepts of LMHs and analyses its natural history from study cases in previously published literature.

Vitrectomy with the inverted internal limiting membrane flap technique in eyes with full-thickness macular hole and dry age-related macular degeneration

2020 ◽  
pp. 112067212092137
Author(s):  
Zofia Michalewska ◽  
Jerzy Nawrocki
Keyword(s):  
Visual Acuity ◽  
Macular Degeneration ◽  
Macular Hole ◽  
Internal Limiting Membrane ◽  
Age Related Macular Degeneration ◽  
Full Thickness ◽  
Flap Technique ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Macular Holes ◽  
Full Thickness Macular Hole

Purpose To present effects of the inverted internal limiting membrane flap technique in full-thickness macular holes coexisting with dry age-related macular degeneration. Methods Our database was retrospectively reviewed in order to spot patients with the simultaneous diagnosis of dry age-related macular degeneration and full-thickness macular hole. Vitrectomy with the inverted internal limiting membrane flap technique was performed. Inclusion criteria were full-thickness macular hole, drusen, vitrectomy performed, and spectral domain optical coherence tomography (Copernicus HR, Optopol, Poland) or swept source optical coherence tomography (Triton, Topcon, Japan) before surgery, then 1 week (±3 days), 1 month (±1 week), 3 months (±1 month), 6 months (±1 month), 12 months (±2 months), and 18 months to 12 years after surgery. Main outcome measures Closure of macular hole and visual acuity at the final control. Results A total of 18 eyes of 12 patients (mean age: 68 years) were included. Mean minimum macular hole diameter was 493 μm. Mean maximum macular hole diameter was 1072 μm. Macular hole was closed in 16 eyes after first surgery and in all eyes after second surgery. Improvement of visual acuity was statistically significant ( P = 0.05), but there was no statistical significant correlation observed between initial macular hole diameters and final visual acuity ( P > 0.1). Conclusion The inverted internal limiting membrane flap technique improves anatomical and functional results in eyes with coexisting dry age-related macular degeneration and full-thickness macular holes. Final development of choroidal neovascularization or geographic atrophy is possible in rare cases.

scholarly journals Spontaneous formation and closure of full thickness macular hole in a vitrecto-mised eye : a case report

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-202
Author(s):  
Rajya Laxmi Gurung
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Macular Hole ◽  
Male Patient ◽  
Pars Plana Vitrectomy ◽  
Spontaneous Closure ◽  
Rare Entity ◽  
Full Thickness ◽  
Spontaneous Formation ◽  
Full Thickness Macular Hole ◽  
Pars Plana

The exact pathogenesis of macular hole (MH) is controversial with most of the cases being idiopathic. Trauma is an important cause of secondary MH formation. MH post Pars Plana Vitrectomy (PPV) is an even rare entity with only a handful of cases reported so far ( Kumagai et al, 2008; Smiddy W.E, 1993; Kimura et al, 2005). An even rarer event is spontaneous closure of post PPV full thickness macular hole (FTMH), though spontaneous closure of traumatic macular hole (TMH) has been reported before. Herein, we report a 26 year old male patient who developed FTMH post PPV that closed spontaneously.

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